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ci(release): release from a tag on main instead of a bot commit - #593
Every TinyAgents release commit now lands on main.
Problem.release.yml was a workflow_dispatch with bump=patch|minor|major. It committed "Release vX" as github-actions[bot] and pushed only the tag, because the "Protect main" ruleset rejects direct pushes. So every release tag sat next to main instead of on it (6 of the last 15 tags aren't on main), main's Cargo.toml kept a stale version (3.0.0 while v3.1.x was published), and every openhuman tinyagents pin moved between divergent commits.
Change. This is the tag-based flow the module repos already use.
release.yml now runs on push: tags ['v*'], plus a workflow_dispatch with tag for retries. bump is gone, and permissions drop to contents: read.
A new first step, "Verify the release tag is on main and matches the crate version", requires:
a dispatch to come from refs/heads/main, and the tag to be vX.Y.Z;
Removed: the next-version computation, the crate version rewrite (perl + cargo update), and the bot commit, tag and push. .github/scripts/next-release-version.sh and its test are deleted.
Unchanged: the Production environment, CRATE_NAME, fmt/clippy/test/doc-lint/machete, the publishable check, and cargo package/publish with CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN. The workflow never created GitHub releases or artifacts, and still doesn't.
The shared sdk-release workflow isn't reused, because it would also publish a source tarball and a GitHub release and so change what TinyAgents publishes. The same ancestry and version checks are inlined instead.
New test-release-workflow.py, run from ci.yml in the old test's slot.
Version. 3.0.0 → 3.1.4 in the same commit: the workspace version, the 9 crate manifests' tinyagents-* requirements, 12 Cargo.lock entries, and a CHANGELOG entry. The highest existing tag is v3.1.3 on this repo (the forks' tags are at v1.5.0 and below).
Releasing from now on (also in CONTRIBUTING.md, "Releasing"):
Open a PR to main that bumps the version above every v* tag (workspace version, crate requirements, Cargo.lock, CHANGELOG).
After it merges: git tag -s vX.Y.Z <merge-commit> && git push origin vX.Y.Z.
Release runs on the tag, verifies it and publishes. To retry, dispatch Release from main with tag=vX.Y.Z.
Once this merges, cutting v3.1.4 is just step 2.
Validation (self-hosted Linux runner):
test-release-workflow.py passes 7/7. It checks there's no commit, tag, push or bot step, that the workflow is tag-triggered, and runs the real verify script against a temp repo: on-main is accepted, while off-main, a version mismatch, an epic-branch dispatch and an -rc tag are all refused.
cargo metadata --locked exits 0 with a clean tree, cargo check --workspace --all-targets --locked exits 0, and no 3.0.0 is left.
Workflow syntax is left to GitHub CI.
Assumption to confirm: the ruleset doesn't restrict who can create tags. The old flow pushed tags as the bot, so tag creation is at least allowed for that identity.
Summary by CodeRabbit
Release Process
Releases run from vX.Y.Z tags on commits in main. The workflow verifies the tag format, commit, and version against the workspace before validation and publishing.
The workflow no longer updates versions or creates and pushes tags; prepare those changes before tagging a merged commit.
To retry a release, dispatch the workflow from main using the existing tag. Publishing is skipped if the crate is unpublished or that version is already on crates.io.
Documentation
Added guidance for preparing crate versions, the lockfile, and changelog before tagging.
The Release workflow bumped the version, committed "Release vX" as
github-actions[bot] and pushed only the tag, because main's ruleset
rejects direct pushes. Every release tag sat off main, main's version
lagged the tags, and each new pin looked like a rewind downstream.
The version bump now merges through a reviewed pull request, and a
release is a vX.Y.Z tag on a commit on main. The workflow runs on the tag
push (or a dispatch from main naming an existing tag), checks out the
tag, refuses it unless its commit is on main and it matches the
workspace version, then runs the same checks and crates.io publishing as
before. It no longer commits, tags or pushes, and needs only read access.
Replace the next-version script, which only the old flow used, with a
test of the release workflow's guards. Bump the workspace to 3.1.4,
above the v3.1.0 to v3.1.3 tags cut off main, and document the steps.
Verdict: Ready for maintainer review · Priority: none Coverage: Reviewed 15 of 19 files; not reviewed: .github/scripts/…, .github/scripts/…, and 2 additional unreviewed files.
Pull request purpose (title): ci(release): release…
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Pull request purpose (title): ci(release): release from a tag on main instead of a bot commit. The pull-request purpose, per its title, is to release from a tag on `main` instead of a bot commit. The Release workflow in `.github/workflows/release.yml` is rewritten to trigger on `push: tags ['v*']` and on a `workflow_dispatch` that takes an existing `tag`, dropping the `bump` choice input and reducing permissions to `contents: read`. A new first step verifies the release tag before anything is built or published: a dispatch must come from `refs/heads/main`, the tag must be `vX.Y.Z`, HEAD must be the tag's commit, the tag commit must be an ancestor of `origin/main`, and the tag must match the `tinyagents-harness` crate version. The next-version computation, manifest rewrite, and bot commit/tag/push steps are removed, and `.github/scripts/next-release-version.sh` and its shell test are deleted; a new `.github/scripts/test-release-workflow.py` takes the old test's slot in `.github/workflows/ci.yml`. The crates.io publishability check also gains an already-published lookup so a retried release skips package/publish instead of failing. The workspace version moves 3.0.0 → 3.1.4 in `Cargo.toml` and the `tinyagents-*` path requirements, with a CHANGELOG entry and a CONTRIBUTING "Releasing" section. No push delta was available.
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.github/scripts/next-release-version.sh
.github/scripts/next-release-version.test.sh
Cargo.lock
integration-proofs/run-ledger-mongodb/Cargo.lock
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What changed
Releases are now cut from a `vX.Y.Z` tag on a commit in `main`. `.github/workflows/release.yml` triggers on `push: tags ['v*']` plus a `workflow_dispatch` with a `tag` input, sets `permissions: contents: read`, checks out `refs/tags/${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}` with `persist-credentials: false`, and runs "Verify the release tag is on main and matches the crate version" before formatting, tests, packaging and publishing. A retried release whose version crates.io already has now sets `publishable=false` and skips the package/publish steps. The bump input, next-version computation, perl version rewrite, `cargo update`, bot commit/tag and tag push are removed, along with `.github/scripts/next-release-version.sh` and `.github/scripts/next-release-version.test.sh`. A new `.github/scripts/test-release-workflow.py` replaces the old script test in `.github/workflows/ci.yml`. The workspace version goes 3.0.0 → 3.1.4 in `Cargo.toml` and in the `tinyagents-*` path-dependency requirements across the crate manifests, with a CHANGELOG entry and a CONTRIBUTING "Releasing" section.
Features
Modified — Tag-triggered release workflow: Releases now run on a pushed `v*` tag or a dispatch with an existing tag instead of a manual bump dispatch; the workflow no longer commits, tags or pushes, and permissions drop to read-only contents. (.github/workflows/release.ymljobs:)
Added — Release tag verification step: Before any build or publish, the workflow refuses a dispatch not from `refs/heads/main`, a tag that is not `vX.Y.Z`, a checkout whose HEAD is not the tag commit, a tag commit not an ancestor of `origin/main`, and a tag that does not match the `tinyagents-harness` crate version. (.github/workflows/release.ymljobs:)
Added — Skip already-published versions on retry: The publishability check queries crates.io for the release version and reports `publishable=false` with a notice when that version is already published, so a retried release does not fail at `cargo publish`. (.github/workflows/release.ymljobs:)
Removed — Bot version-bump, commit, tag and push steps: The workflow no longer computes a next version, rewrites manifests, runs `cargo update`, or commits and pushes a release tag as github-actions[bot], so release tags are no longer created off `main`. (.github/workflows/release.ymljobs:)
Removed — next-release-version script and its test: The version-computation helper and its shell test are deleted, since the next version is now chosen by a reviewed pull request rather than computed in CI. (.github/scripts/next-release-version.sh, .github/scripts/next-release-version.test.sh)
Added — Release workflow test wired into CI: CI runs a new Python test that asserts the workflow has no commit/tag/push/bot steps, is tag-triggered, orders the verify step before tests and publish, checks the already-published lookup precedes publish, and that the inlined verify script accepts an on-main matching tag while refusing off-main, mismatched-version, non-main dispatch and pre-release tags. (.github/scripts/test-release-workflow.py, .github/workflows/ci.ymljobs:)
Modified — Workspace version bump to 3.1.4: The workspace version and the `tinyagents-*` path-dependency requirements move from 3.0.0 to 3.1.4, placing the version above the existing v3.1.x tags so the tag-based release can proceed. (Cargo.tomlexclude = ["vendor", "worktrees", "integration-proofs/run-ledger-mongodb"], crates/tinyagents-harness-tools/Cargo.tomlsha2 = { version = "0.11", optional = true }, crates/tinyagents-harness/Cargo.tomlschemars = "1.2.3", crates/tinyagents-hooks/Cargo.tomlasync-trait = { workspace = true }, crates/tinyagents-live/Cargo.tomlasync-trait = { workspace = true }, crates/tinyagents-orchestration/Cargo.tomlrust-version.workspace = true, crates/tinyagents-registry/Cargo.tomlanyhow = { workspace = true }, crates/tinyagents-runtime/Cargo.tomlchrono = { workspace = true }, crates/tinyagents-session/Cargo.tomlthiserror = "2", crates/tinyagents-tasks/Cargo.tomldescription = "Graph-independent detached-task registry, task stores and orchest)
Added — Releasing documentation: Contributors get a documented flow: bump the version in a pull request, tag the merge commit on `main`, and let the tag-triggered workflow verify and publish, with dispatch from `main` as the retry path. (CONTRIBUTING.mdGood issues include:, CHANGELOG.md)
Tests
removed test — The shell test for the deleted next-release-version script is removed and its CI slot is taken by the new Python test.: Removal is consistent with deleting the script; no trusted check evidence reports results. (.github/scripts/next-release-version.test.sh, .github/workflows/ci.ymljobs:)
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Lane summary: Reviewed 9 files; 0 findings. 2 files were not security-reviewed: CHANGELOG.md (prose or tabular data), CONTRIBUTING.md (prose or tabular data). _The code index is behind this pull request (indexed at `98eeb47e1dc5`), so retrieved context may be out of date._
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Positive: The description lane answered that the description matches the diff: the 3.0.0 → 3.1.4 bump, the tag-based rewrite of release.yml, deletion of the next-release-version script and test, the new test-release-workflow.py and the CI step swap, with no description defect found.
Lane summary: The description matches the diff: version bump from 3.0.0 to 3.1.4 across the workspace and crate manifests, the rewrite of release.yml to a tag-based flow, deletion of the next-release-version script and its test, the new test-release-workflow.py, and the CI step swap. No description defect found. _The code index is behind this pull request (indexed at `98eeb47e1dc5`), so retrieved context may be out of date._
The release workflow now runs from an existing version tag and validates it against main and the workspace version. The change updates package versions to 3.1.4, adds release instructions, and replaces the version calculator test with workflow verification tests.
Changes: Tag-based release workflow
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Summary
Trigger and validate tagged releases .github/workflows/release.yml
The workflow handles pushed v* tags or manual dispatch with a tag input. It checks out and validates the tag, uses read-only contents permissions, and no longer changes versions, creates tags, or pushes tags.
Update release version and instructions Cargo.toml, crates/*/Cargo.toml, CHANGELOG.md, CONTRIBUTING.md
The workspace version and internal crate dependency requirements change to 3.1.4. The changelog and contributor guide describe the tag-based release process.
Test and wire release verification .github/scripts/test-release-workflow.py, .github/scripts/next-release-version.sh, .github/scripts/next-release-version.test.sh, .github/workflows/ci.yml
A Python suite checks workflow settings and release-tag cases. CI runs that suite instead of the deleted shell test; the version calculator and its test are removed.
sequenceDiagram
participant GitHubEvent
participant ReleaseWorkflow
participant Git
participant Cargo
participant Publisher
GitHubEvent->>ReleaseWorkflow: Provide pushed tag or dispatch tag
ReleaseWorkflow->>Git: Check out selected tag and verify commit ancestry on main
ReleaseWorkflow->>Cargo: Compare tag version with crate version
ReleaseWorkflow->>Publisher: Run checks and publish after verification
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The release retry behavior currently works correctly. This is mergeable with a bounded follow-up to ensure tests protect the conditions that skip already-published versions.
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Add a check that pins the RELEASE_TAG mapping in release.yml.
verify() sets RELEASE_TAG directly in the subprocess environment. No test evaluates the job-level env expression at .github/workflows/release.yml:36. A broken mapping passes CI and surfaces only when a release runs.
Add an exact-text assertion to test_release_is_triggered_by_a_tag:
This assertion fails on any edit to the expression, including a logic change. It also detects removal or renaming of the mapping. It does not check the value the expression evaluates to. A rewrite with the same meaning but different text also fails it, so update the assertion when the expression changes intentionally.
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Review comment at @.github/scripts/test-release-workflow.py around lines 114 -
119:
Add an exact-text assertion in test_release_is_triggered_by_a_tag for the
RELEASE_TAG job-level expression in the workflow, so changes to or removal of
the mapping fail the test. Keep the existing tag-trigger assertions and
subprocess environment setup unchanged.
The nested integration-proofs/run-ledger-mongodb lockfile still recorded
five path crates at 3.0.0, so its --locked conformance run would have
had to rewrite it.
A dispatched retry after a run that uploaded the crate but then failed
would stop at cargo publish. Treat a version already on crates.io like
publish = false and skip the package and publish steps.
Assert the publish gates in the workflow, not only the crates.io URL.
The new assertions check the crates.io URL and its position before - name: Publish to crates.io. They do not check the if: lines on the Package crate and Publish to crates.io steps. Those lines skip both steps for a version that already exists on crates.io.
Removing the if: on Publish to crates.io lets a retry reach cargo publish. crates.io rejects the duplicate version, so the retry fails. Removing only the if: on Package crate adds an unnecessary cargo package run. The publish step keeps its own condition and still skips.
The workflow currently behaves correctly. No test checks these conditions, so a later change could remove either one without failing CI.
Suggested test change
# A retry skips publishing a version crates.io already has.
self.assertIn('"https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/${CRATE_NAME}/${RELEASE_TAG#v}"', self.workflow)
self.assertLess(
self.workflow.index("api/v1/crates"), self.workflow.index("- name: Publish to crates.io")
)
+ for step in ["- name: Package crate", "- name: Publish to crates.io"]:+ block = self.workflow[self.workflow.index(step):].split("\n - name:", 1)[0]+ self.assertIn("if: steps.publishable.outputs.publishable == 'true'", block)
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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.
Review comment at @.github/scripts/test-release-workflow.py around lines 74 -
78:
Update the release workflow test around the existing crates.io URL assertion to
verify that both the Package crate and Publish to crates.io step blocks retain
the publishable-condition if line. Keep the current URL and ordering assertions,
and scope each condition check to its respective step block.
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Every TinyAgents release commit now lands on main.
Problem.
release.ymlwas aworkflow_dispatchwithbump=patch|minor|major. It committed "Release vX" as github-actions[bot] and pushed only the tag, because the "Protect main" ruleset rejects direct pushes. So every release tag sat next to main instead of on it (6 of the last 15 tags aren't on main), main's Cargo.toml kept a stale version (3.0.0 while v3.1.x was published), and every openhuman tinyagents pin moved between divergent commits.Change. This is the tag-based flow the module repos already use.
release.ymlnow runs onpush: tags ['v*'], plus aworkflow_dispatchwithtagfor retries.bumpis gone, and permissions drop tocontents: read.refs/heads/main, and the tag to bevX.Y.Z;git merge-base --is-ancestor <tag commit> origin/main;v<tinyagents-harness version>to equal the tag..github/scripts/next-release-version.shand its test are deleted.CRATE_NAME, fmt/clippy/test/doc-lint/machete, the publishable check, andcargo package/publishwithCARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN. The workflow never created GitHub releases or artifacts, and still doesn't.sdk-releaseworkflow isn't reused, because it would also publish a source tarball and a GitHub release and so change what TinyAgents publishes. The same ancestry and version checks are inlined instead.test-release-workflow.py, run from ci.yml in the old test's slot.Version. 3.0.0 → 3.1.4 in the same commit: the workspace version, the 9 crate manifests'
tinyagents-*requirements, 12 Cargo.lock entries, and a CHANGELOG entry. The highest existing tag is v3.1.3 on this repo (the forks' tags are at v1.5.0 and below).Releasing from now on (also in CONTRIBUTING.md, "Releasing"):
v*tag (workspace version, crate requirements, Cargo.lock, CHANGELOG).git tag -s vX.Y.Z <merge-commit> && git push origin vX.Y.Z.tag=vX.Y.Z.Once this merges, cutting v3.1.4 is just step 2.
Validation (self-hosted Linux runner):
test-release-workflow.pypasses 7/7. It checks there's no commit, tag, push or bot step, that the workflow is tag-triggered, and runs the real verify script against a temp repo: on-main is accepted, while off-main, a version mismatch, an epic-branch dispatch and an-rctag are all refused.cargo metadata --lockedexits 0 with a clean tree,cargo check --workspace --all-targets --lockedexits 0, and no3.0.0is left.Assumption to confirm: the ruleset doesn't restrict who can create tags. The old flow pushed tags as the bot, so tag creation is at least allowed for that identity.
Summary by CodeRabbit
vX.Y.Ztags on commits inmain. The workflow verifies the tag format, commit, and version against the workspace before validation and publishing.mainusing the existing tag. Publishing is skipped if the crate is unpublished or that version is already on crates.io.